During our trip to Sussex we visited the Knepp Estate, one of the largest and most famous rewilding sites in…
Pagham Harbour
On a recent trip to Sussex, I spent some time at the RSPB reserve at Pagham Harbour. We started at…
A May walk around my local patch
A bright sunny day and a walk around the Tarn The Greylag Geese have young of varying ages, but I…
London Wetland Centre
A trip to the London Wetland Centre The Sand Martins were busy using the artificial next bank. On a windy…
Sutcliffe Park in May
A trip to Sutcliffe Park LNR last week to do a BTO survey, but also to check on the population…
World Bee Day
Today is world Bee Day, when these undervalued pollinators are celebrated Our Bumblebees have seen a serious decline in recent…
An encounter of the Fox kind
When I was out walking last week I came across this Red Fox walking in the opposite direction. I did…
Black-Veined White returns
The appearance of Black-Veined White butterflies in the UK in 2023, having been extinct here since the 1920s, caused quite…
Wasp Beetle
A Longhorn Beetle which lives in dry wood and feeds on flowers. It is a mimic of the Common Wasp,…
Leybourne Lakes
Last week Keith and I went to Leybourne Lakes Country Park at New Hythe. It was a bright sunny day…
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